Whats the point of exercise when trying to lose weight?

shayemimi

I LOVE my Wii Fit Plus! I haven't really used the step aerobics tho! Gonna have to start!!

shayemimi

Oh- and to answer the op- Exercise burns calories...calories in need to be less than calories out...exercise makes it easier. Also you look and feel better.

PaulaWallaDingDong

shayemimi wrote: »

I LOVE my Wii Fit Plus! I haven't really used the step aerobics tho! Gonna have to start!!

Once I got the hang of it on the board ny itself it wasn't really a challenge. I had to make my own enhancements (as noted) to make it worthwhile.

This is the riser I got, but I didn't pay that much for it https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00509TLP6/ref=pd_aw_sim_63_of_12?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=NWDFCB3A86BN0X2M9A58

Ok I'm gonna stop before the thread derails too much.

TimothyFish

Don't confuse what is possible with what is best. Yes, it is possible to lose weight without exercise, but that doesn't mean that you should lose weight without exercise. You actually get more health benefits from exercise than you do from losing weight. Most people would be better off if they would start exercising and then lose weight to improve their performance rather than starting weight loss and then adding exercise to increase their calorie burn.

Traveler120

The point of exercising is so that I don't subject myself to eating very little food like 1200 calories. I can eat a lot more if I move more, and exercise speeds up my weight loss.

Plus, being able to eat more while still losing weight also limits the need to obsess about every last gram of food. You can be more flexible and don't even have to count as carefully because you have a bigger allowance to work with. Makes it easy to lose and maintain by just eyeballing what I eat.

Machka9

Ashleyjt_ wrote: »

I heard you don't need to exercise when trying to lose weight but whats the point? Is it just to build muscle?

1. To make losing weight easier and more enjoyable.
2. To give me more calories to eat each day.
3. To increase strength and endurance.
4. To help me work toward my goals.
5. To improve my health.
6. Because if I don't exercise, I'm grouchy and restless and hard to live with.
7. Because I can't imagine not exercising.
8. Because I can!

Francl27

To feel less deprived and still lose, for me.

If I'm sedentary, I burn 1500 calories a day. I'd have to eat 1250 calories to lose 1/2 lb a week - NEVER gonna happen.

If I'm active, I can eat 2200 and still lose. It's really a no brainer for me.

Keapix

For me, it's because it makes me feel better - more energised - and I can earn extra calories.

midpath

Better muscle tone means better metabolism and less flappity flaps when you're skinny again.

Tacklewasher

To lose like I want, MFP will give me 1550 cals per day. I don't like eating that few calories so I add 500 through exercise so I can eat more and still lose like I want.

Yes, it is better for me and all that, but I just like eating 2000 cals.

Gisel2015

Machka9 wrote: »

Ashleyjt_ wrote: »

I heard you don't need to exercise when trying to lose weight but whats the point? Is it just to build muscle?

1. To make losing weight easier and more enjoyable.
2. To give me more calories to eat each day.
3. To increase strength and endurance.
4. To help me work toward my goals.
5. To improve my health.
6. Because if I don't exercise, I'm grouchy and restless and hard to live with.
7. Because I can't imagine not exercising.
8. Because I can!

As above except for point #1: I am on maintenance.

And point # 2: I exercise because I love it and because it is good for me, but not for giving me an excuse to eat more.

Machka9

Gisel2015 wrote: »

Machka9 wrote: »

Ashleyjt_ wrote: »

I heard you don't need to exercise when trying to lose weight but whats the point? Is it just to build muscle?

1. To make losing weight easier and more enjoyable.
2. To give me more calories to eat each day.
3. To increase strength and endurance.
4. To help me work toward my goals.
5. To improve my health.
6. Because if I don't exercise, I'm grouchy and restless and hard to live with.
7. Because I can't imagine not exercising.
8. Because I can!

As above except for point #1: I am on maintenance.

And point # 2: I exercise because I love it and because it is good for me, but not for giving me an excuse to eat more.

I'm sort of on maintenance too ... although I wouldn't mind dropping just a little bit more.

And I've always had a big appetite, so exercise is a win-win for me ... I can eat more + I can do something I love!

higgins8283801

I exercise to gain some calories back. My calories to lose is 1500 a day but with exercise i eat 1700-1900 easy.

higgins8283801

And it helps combat fatigue. When I'm tired it's hard to get out and walk but once I do it the fatigue is gone.

jessicalferrara

I've exercised my whole life. I really can't imagine not doing it. Sometimes I walk, sometimes I run, sometimes I swim...it really all depends on what I feel like doing. However, since November I've been doing Orangetheory and although the weight loss has been a bit slow, I went on Spring Break this week and played a lot of golf, and this time around my back didn't hurt from playing too much, and I was hitting the ball farther, so I've gotten stronger too. It's even helped me cut down on some of my medicine for my bipolar disorder. So yes, exercise is important, but no you don't have to do it to lose weight.

cbelc2

Muscle burns fat. And for some reason I lose weight faster when I get at least 10000 steps per day.

FreyasRebirth

Calorie restriction with sufficient exercise causes your losses to be mostly fat. Without the exercise, you'll lose some muscle along with the fat.

quiksylver296